Book/CD/DVD Pack. The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction terrific songs a professional-quality CD with 73 full-demo tracks and a 25-minute DVD. This series can be used by students of all ages who want to teach themselves or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher on the CD or watch the DVD. This great package is a complete guide to the basics including: how to assemble and care for your instrument producing a sound reading music notation and rhythms fingering chart glossary of musical terms and more! The music included lets you play the songs with a professional backup band so learning and practicing are cooler than ever! The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction terrific songs a professional-quality CD with 73 full-demo tracks and a 25-minute DVD. This series can be used by students of all ages who want to teach themselves or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher on the CD or watch the DVD. This great package is a complete guide to the basics including: how to assemble and care for your instrument producing a sound reading music notation and rhythms fingering chart glossary of musical terms and more. The music included lets you play the songs with a professionalbackup band so learning and practicing are cooler than ever.

Learn deep funk/R&B guitar! These hands-on exercises licks and technical discussions will help you play in the style of Kool and the Gang Prince James Brown Sly and the Family Stone Jimi Hendrix Curtis Mayfield Soulive and other great artists spanning from old school to contemporary funk/R&B grooves. The CD features demonstration and practice tracks played by the Boston-based R&B/funk group the Thaddeus Hogarth Band. Guitar tablature fretboard diagrams and traditional notation are included. You'll learn how to: play lead lines and build solos; understand and use scales over funk/R&B harmonies; create rhythm-guitar parts that support funk/R&B grooves; bendstrings to expand your palette of scales harmonies and ornamentation; and much more! Learn deep funk/R&B Guitar! These hands-on exercises licks and technical discussions will help you play in the style of Kool and the Gang Prince James Brown Sly and the Family Stone Jimi Hendrix CurtisMayfield Soulive and other great artists spanning from old school to contemporary funk/R&B grooves. The audio features demonstration and practice tracks played by the Boston-based R&B/funk group Thaddeus HogarthBand. Guitar tablature fretboard diagrams and traditional notation are included. You'll learn to: Play lead lines and build solos Understand and use scales over funk/R&B harmonies Create rhythm-Guitar parts that support funk/R&B grooves Bend strings to expand your palette of scales harmonies and ornamentation and much more!

Berklee Workshop Series-In this master class DVD Berklee professor and saxophonist Ed Tomassi shows you how to build compelling improvisations out of just a few notes. Tomassi's method makes improvising simple. He demonstrates techniques for creatinggraceful solos from a two- three- or four-note riff or motive and shows how to add depth and variety by stringing several motives together. His system is easy to understand and practice; it will help you develop moreinteresting cohesive and creative solos within any form or structure. 33 minutes.Build compelling improvisations from just a few notes with a method that's easy to understand and to practice. A Berklee Professor since 1976 Ed Tomassi is a Saxophonist clinician and renowned scholar in the artof improvisation. His methods and techniques have inspired everyone from beginning players to advanced students and professionals. Tomassi has performed with the Temptations Vic Damone Gloria Loring and the Rhode IslandPhilarmonic Orchestra. He performs regularly with a number of popular and jazz groups around Boston and is co-leader of the Ken Cervenka/Ed Tomassi Sextet.

Fretless bass is a unique instrument. The approach to playing fretless bass is much more like playing upright bass than to fretted bass. This book will cover many of the important techniques required to become a good fretless bassist. Some of these include slides intonation development and sustain. The 100 examples are written in bass clef and TAB (to suggest positions). Includes access to online audio of all examples.. Fretless bass is a unique instrument. The approach to playing fretless bass is much more like playing upright bass than to fretted bass. This book will cover many of the important techniques required to become a good fretlessbassist. Some of these include slides intonation development and sustain. The 100 examples are written in bass clef and TAB (to suggest positions). Includes access to online audio of all examples.

Brand new for the Saxophone teacher. This volume includes a progressive sequence of materials for the Saxophone player with no 'lesson boundaries.' Students will determine their own rates of advancement. Instead of usingfamiliar tunes original well-thought out musical compositions by the author are included. The student must think through the melodies instead of relying on memory of standard tunes. Proper technical development is insuredfor the beginning saxophonist.

Jimmy Bruno is known throughout the world for his flawless picking technique. This book and companion video breaks down Bruno's ideas through exercises and etudes that will take any guitarist's picking technique to a new level. Break old picking habits and learn a more efficient way to utilize your right-hand technique. The 45-minute online video presents Jimmy teaching and demonstrating the material in the book. Presented in standard notation and tab. Includes access to online video. World-renowned for his flawless picking technique Jimmy Bruno presents The Art of Picking . This book and online video provide a collection of his ideas and breaks them down into exercises and etudesthat aim to take any guitarist's picking technique to the next level. The 45-minute online video accompaniment will help you to break old habits and become more efficient in utilizing your right-hand techniques. This book ispresented in standard notation and Tab.

Get Your Band Together-Discover how to play in a band with this Berklee Practice Method book/CD pack! Lessons throughout the book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the trumpet in a contemporary ensemble. You'll learn: melody andimprovisation phrasing articulations breathing chords scales theory comping reading interpreting lead sheets and much more. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself or with other musicians. Theaccompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles including rock funk jazz blues swing and bossa nova.This is the first ever method that teaches you how to play in a rock band. Learn what all the great musicians seem to know intuitively - how to listen interact and respond improvise and become part of the groove. The book andplay-along CD will help improve your timing technique and reading ability. Become the great player that everyone wants to have in their band. Lessons throughout this book guide you through technique that is specific to playingthe trumpet in a contemporary ensemble.

Drum Play-Alongs 1 and 2 by Nils Rohwer offer a wide array of music styles with interesting drum arrangements. They are specifically composed to help students quickly learn and intensify all that is needed to play in a band. The CD's present the pieces in high quality with authentic instrumental sounds. Volume 1 styles: Pop Rock Funk Afro Reggae Drum Play-Alongs 1 and 2 by Nils Rohwer offer a wide array of music styles with interesting drum arrangements. They are specifically composed to help students quickly learn and intensify all that isneeded to play in a band. The CD's present the pieces in high quality with authentic instrumental sounds. Volume 1 styles: Pop Rock Funk Afro Reggae

A concise chart containing the most commonly used scales. Use for practice reference or pedagogy. Contains all major harmonic minor melodic minor chromatic whole-tone and diminished scales. Ryan Janus: Flute Scale Chart is a concise chart containing the most commonly used scales. Use for practice reference or pedagogy. Contains all major harmonic minor melodic minor chromatic whole-tone anddiminished scales.

Blues Guitar Play-Along Trax within the School of the Blues Lesson Series is an exciting play-along that contains the most common grooves used in blues bands today. Notated examples are also provided togive you an idea of how you can approach accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist. Along with the 12 jam tracks the book is provided with an online audio accompaniment of all examples (played by author John Garcia )along with the background music.

The Jazz Workbook (vol. 1) is a first of its kind book. Teaching single note instrumentalists (including guitarists) how to hear and play through chord changes this is the essential elements ofjazz. The play along CD has no chord instrument included thus the student can hear the sound of the chord on his or her own. This is a method book in which everything is written out for the student so in turn justplaying through the exercises in this book with or without a teacher will clear up many questions about harmony. Editions come in Bass E-flat B-flat and Concert.

Featuring chords and scales for DADGAD Open G and Drop-D tunings.Moveable chords are shown with roots on the 6th 5th and 2nd strings including many alternate voicings. Major minor and pentatonic scales are given for each tuning with 6th and 5th string roots. Featuring chords and scales for DADGAD Open G and Drop-D tunings. Moveable chords are shown with roots on the 6th 5th and 2nd strings including many alternate voicings. Major minor and pentatonic scales are given for eachtuning with 6th and 5th string roots.

from The Artistocats (ShowTrax CD)-Ev'ry truly cultured music student knows you must learn your scales and your arpeggios! This charming song from Walt Disney's The Aristocats is set in a quasi-classical style that can't miss. Includes adelightful solfege countermelody and even a little of Beethoven's Ode to Joy theme. Available: 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.(from The Artistocats). Ev'ry truly cultured music student knows you must learn your scales and your arpeggios! This charming song from Walt Disney's The Aristocats is set in a quasi-classical style that can't miss. Includes a delightful solfege countermelody and even a little of Beethoven's Ode to Joy theme. Available: 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.

Instrumental Play-Along-15 inspirational favourites including: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name; Amazing Grace; Crown Him with Many Crowns; Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee; This Is My Father's World; When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and more. Coming with a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks the books in this series are ideal for practice and performance. A Piano accompaniment edition is also available for when a pianist is available (HL00841239). 15 inspirational favourites including: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name; Amazing Grace; Crown Him with Many Crowns; Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee; This Is My Father's World; When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and more. Coming with a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks the books in this series are ideal for practice and performance. A Piano accompaniment edition is also available for when a pianist is available (HL00841239).

Discover motivation at your fingertips with the Student Choice Series from Piano Adventures. Arranged at six levels of difficulty the series offers enjoyable arrangements of well-known pieces at precisely the right grade. Each book offers an array of genres perfectly arranged for each student's level:Popular Classics Jazz & Blues Rock n Roll and more and correlates with the Faber Piano Adventure Method Book levels. Students can play popular hits from Harry Potter Disney Charlie Brown and more. Learn classic arrangements of well-loved symphonic and operatic literature by the great composers. Experience the unique sounds of jazz standards and soulfulblues. The right piece at the right time makes all the difference! Each book has a multi-language introduction making the series suitable for supporting the FPA method in a number of countries including Germany Italy Holland and Spain.Suitable for all early beginner students and onwards whatever method they are using. Discover motivation at your fingertips with the Student Choice Series from Piano Adventures. Arranged at six levels of difficulty the series offers enjoyable arrangements of well-known pieces at precisely the right grade. Each book offers an array of genres perfectly arranged for each student's level:Popular Classics Jazz & Blues Rock n Roll and more and correlates with the Faber Piano Adventure Method Book levels. Students can play popular hits from Harry Potter Disney Charlie Brown and more. Learn classic arrangements of well-loved symphonic and operatic literature by the great composers. Experience the unique sounds of jazzstandards and soulful blues. The right piece at the right time makes all the difference! Each book has a multi-language introduction making the series suitable for supporting the FPA method in a number of countries including Germany Italy Holland and Spain.Suitable for all early beginner students and onwards whatever method they are using.

This book will teach you how to take a song and arrange it for solo guitar. The step-by-step method and examples give you insight into developing arrangements by ear adding bass lines and embellishing your arrangements. Building Guitar Arrangements gives you the tools you need to create beautiful arrangements of any song...on your own! 44-minute audio accompaniment. This book will teach you how to take a song and arrange it for solo guitar. The step-by-step method and examples give you insight into developing arrangements by ear adding bass lines and embellishing your arrangements. Building Guitar Arrangements gives you the tools you need to create beautiful arrangements of any song...on your own! 44-minute audio accompaniment.

Beginning level. Book 3 in the Beginner Cello Theory for Children series is an engaging resource that allows students to develop a deeper understanding of important theory concepts. Key signatures enharmonic diatonic and chromatic semitones whole tones major scales musical terms and symbols and how to write music are all covered in this workbook. Unique to this book are detailed fill-in-the-blank diagrams of each major scale played on the cello. These diagrams allow students to visualize their scale and its theoretical structure in an easy-to-understand format. With this book there will be no complaints about theory homework.Beginning level. Book 3 in the Beginner Cello Theory for Children series is an engaging resource that allows students to develop a deeper understanding of important theory concepts. Key signatures enharmonic diatonic andchromatic semitones whole tones major scales musical terms and symbols and how to write music are all covered in this workbook. Unique to this book are detailed fill-in-the-blank diagrams of each major scale played on thecello. These diagrams allow students to visualize their scale and its theoretical structure in an easy-to-understand format. With this book there will be no complaints about theory homework.

Mandolin Technique-Pocket dictionary of Mandolin chords by Charles Allen with instructions how to read the chords and tuning guide.

You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triads and dominant seventh chords in all the inversions. After mastering this concept material such as Maj7th min7th diminished augmented and suspended chords are introduced followed by alternate bass note addition of the 9th and common chord progressions. Regardless of skill level the student will quickly be able to play an accompaniment by using only chord symbols. The appendix section will give the student a clear understanding in basic music theory.When using this book as a lesson book it's very helpful to refer to the appendix section while chords are being learned. The book can be used both for lessons and reference. Includes access to online video. You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triadsand dominant seventh chords in all the inversions. After mastering this concept material such as Maj7th min7th diminished augmented and suspended chords are introduced followed by alternate bass note addition of the 9th andcommon chord progressions. Regardless of skill level the student will quickly be able to play an accompaniment by using only chord symbols. The appendix section will give the student a clear understanding in basic musictheory. When using this book as a lesson book it's very helpful to refer to the appendix section while chords are being learned. The book can be used both for lessons and reference. Includes access to online video.

Dynamics of Banjo Sound is an adventure into the many interrelated aspects of banjo sound. Banjo owners players and repair people can benefit from the wealth of knowledge that Tom Nechville has put into this volume. The results of Nechville's lifetime of banjo experimentation are compiled here in a clear straightforward way. Tom offers setup secrets and common sense answers to your banjo questions to make your banjo sound and play the way you want it to. Dynamics of Banjo Sound Is an adventure into the many interrelated aspects of Banjo sound. Banjo owners players and repair people can benefit from the wealth of knowledge the Tom Nechville has put into thisvolume. The results of Nechville’s lifetime of Banjo experimentation are compiled here in a clear straightforward way. Tom offers setup secrets and common sense answers to your Banjo questions to make your Banjo sound andplay the way you want it to.